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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anmaymap:
It's not the end of the world.

here a few steps you can try. Assuming that since you was able to use Rom Manager to install Bug's that meant you already have clockwork flashed and working correctly if not you won't be able to use Rom Manager to flash anything.

Steps if you are lucky and still have either damage or any other rom's zip file still on you sd card, if you do not have it, i recommend open up your back cover, take out the micro sdcard and connect it to your pc so that you can download and transfer a ROM that you want to use then put the sdcard back on your phone then follow the steps below.

1) power off you phone. if you can't use the power button then kill the battery.

2) hold the down volume button and the power button while booting up your phone until you see the Fastboot menu before letting those buttons go.

3) you should see a menu with a few choices on it. use the volume key to navigate down/up to where it say Recovery then press the power button to choose it. If everything is working in your favor, your phone should now boot into a black screen with ClockworkMod Recovery xxxxx as your title.

4) from here, you will be using the up/down volume button to navigate to wipe data/factory reset then push the power button to pick it. it will make you scroll down to yes on the next screen to be sure so follow the instruction.

5) after it finished wiping, you may also want to do the same thing with wipe cache patition as well to be sure.

6) if you are on any other menu other than the one with the ClockworkMod title at this point. please go back to it.

7) now pick install zip from sd card and pick the one you want to flash and with much luck you would be up and running in 10 minutes.

good luck.

ps: if you need help or step by step instruction you can email me and will gladly wipe my damn phone and go through it with you. lol seem I love all the ROM from all these developers too much that I pretty much do this at least 5 times a day. :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anmaymap:
please tell me you didn't go and restore stocked ROM on a rooted EVO? :O
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krizno:
Can't you skip the step? Yes everyone loves the quote I believe they made a you tube video off my quote ha ha ha

"evo you look good won't you back that nand up, damn that rom is fine won't you back that nand up, dude that's a sweet theme won't you back that nand up, what a cool lock screen won't you back that nand up"
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Djlevy:
Thank you so much. I was able to restore my phone. My only issue I'm having now is that I've looked high and low, and for some reason I can't root to the nand because I think I downloaded the last OTA. =/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thedoubbledonkey:
You might want to check out this thread if you haven't yet http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=721055 it looks to be pretty helpful
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] gravis86:
Does anyone have some insight on which one would be better an why? I started out with ADW.Launcher when I got the phone and am now trying out LauncherPro and have noticed a few differences as far as settings and features.

Other than features, is there anything that makes one better than the other? Like maybe performance or memory usage? I'm not really having trouble with either I just wondered.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jayzusfk:
LP seemed to run smoother on my old mt3g, but ADW seems to have more features and is more user-influenced IMO. I'll play with LP here and there but I always go back to ADW. On a higher-powered device like a Vibrant, ADW is gorgeous.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] rooteroa:
I much prefer LauncherPro. Not sure why but always disliked ADW.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] The_Chrome_Coyote:
Im using LP, but I havent tried ADW to compare.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jroid:
They both have things that each other lacks in my opinion. I love adw and never tried LP but i have LP installed now and loving it also, mainly because it supports the 3D app drawer like the nexus 1 which runs incredibly smooth on the galaxy!! LP is smooth, but adw has got it on lock when it comes to launcher scrolling, speed, and desktop overshoot. adw has settings to make swiping the homescreen a hell of alot more fluid
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Chalup:
After briefly trying both, I prefer adw. However, I'd still recommend trying both. As for battery drain, I haven't noticed any significant difference.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] heygrl:
Launcher Pro is very snappy, I love it and the 3D drawer. Not sure of which to pick. TW or LP
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] srqt:
I prefer adw, I like how customizable it is. I also hate the 3d drawer it gives me a headache.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] heygrl:
I don't know why but the TW launcher seems sharper, I'm sticking with it for now
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] tq745:
I used lp for a while, but once I started to use adw and got familiar with the different options,i have never gone back to lp,i even tried lp plus and still prefer adw. I think you just need to learn how to fully utilize it's options to truly appreciate it.

Feeling Vibrant on xda-app
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] zephiK:
never really had a problem with ADW Launcher and it always gets better and better when a new version is released.. never bothered with LauncherPro, so ill stick with adw launcher
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Mr_Tricorder:
I've been using ADW Launcher on my G1 since version 0.3 back when it was just a project to bring a Nexus One-style launcher to Donut-based roms on the G1 and myTouch, long before it was available in the market. I used the standard TouchWIZ for the first few days on my Vibrant, but once the newness wore off I went back to using ADW Launcher as my home replacement of choice. I've tried out Launcher Pro from time to time, but I always come back to ADW. Also, ADW is opensource and is the default launcher in the latest CyanogenMod versions.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] bryon13:
I prefer ADW, simply because I can run only one screen, and place my most used apps in the dock. I don't run ANY widgets, or have any icons. As a result, I have no need for 2 or more screens. I asked, and a couple of revisions later, there it was: the option for only one screen.

LP is nice, but one screen with a dock ftw!

My phone is just so...VIBRANT
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] BigWorldJust:
Launcher Pro Plus gets my vote :D.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] SuperMiguel:
which on is the default Launcher installed in the phone by default?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] BigWorldJust:
TouchWiz 3.0.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] SuperMiguel:
how is that one compared with the 2 (LauncherPro and ADW.Launcher) you guys are comparing??
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] dabezt1:
I tried both launchers out and i liked ADW a little better. but honestly i kept touchwiz. I didnt see any speed difference and like the layout. Probably because im so use to iOS.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] BigWorldJust:
I like TouchWiz 3.0, but it is pretty laggy compared to LauncherPro :P.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] s15274n:
I agree that ADW has more options, but I prefer Launcher Pro because it feels so good and didn't require a ton of options to make it perfect if that makes sense.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] SuperMiguel:
if i install LauncherPro how do i disable touchwiz?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] s15274n:
When you press home, check the box for doing this action by default, and then click on Launcher Pro. You won't see TW again unless you delete LP or clear it's defaults.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] SuperMiguel:
any video or pictures of the 3Ddrawer??

like i enable it, it reboots and i dont see any difference :s
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] TR88:
I've used both and it comes down to these big differences which is a personal opinion of your choice:

LP - 3D Launcher

ADW - Transparent Launcher

Honestly I don't like the transparent launcher at all and my experience with LP has always been great.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] HoOnZ:
I've tried both but for soem reason I would always go back to LauncherPro. Love it so much I paid for their Plus version just recently. :)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] NikoCloud:
My vote goes to lp. I love the 3d drawer and the ability to choose how many rows and columns to have on the launcher and the drawer. It's also a lot smoother than adw. Also having that rotating dock feature is awesome. Not sure if adw also had that so stop me if I'm over excited here. I also purchased lp plus a few days ago. One thing to beware though is that at least in my experience it's been fc'ing a lot. Especially when you try to set the background. My two cents.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] oakie:
the first thing i did with my vibrant was install LauncherPro, ADW, and HelixLauncher2 and swapped between them with EasyHome. i had done a couple days' research on the Galaxy S i9000, vibrant, and captivate and the common theme seemed to be shock over how laggy it felt despite the top shelf internals driving it. because of the cpu's pedigree and the powerful supporting specs of the device (512MB RAM, PowerVR GPU, 2GB system flash, etc) i figured it's probably the UI, as TouchWiz had always been crappy in all of its previous incarnations.

long story short, i ended up buying Launcher Pro Plus. it was capable of the stock look and feel just like the others, but it's the LACK of customization that got me... it was able to give me everything i wanted in a launcher with the absolute minimum amount of time ****ing with settings. it also allowed me to run a single homescreen combined with a large, sidescrolling dock, further helping me achieve the minimalist look and feel i was looking for. (yes, i know the other launchers can do this too, but LauncherPro does this, and everything else, more elegantly IMO) LauncherPro also comes with it's own widgets, starting with only one, yet it was one i needed... a contact list widget; the Samsung one of course doesnt work outside of TW3 and it sucked anyways. the one that comes with Launcher Pro is fast and smooth plus more widgets are on the way.

but the ultimate goal was performance and neither LauncherPro or ADW let me down. like i said, LauncherPro was just more elegant in how it handled everything. both stomped TW3 into the sand performance-wise as neither one lags or stutters at all, meeting all expectations set by the level of hardware featured in the device.

but you really cant go wrong with either one. if youre looking for a high level of customization or want to interchange themes frequently and prefer them to be prepackaged, ADW is the way to go. if you just want the basics, running a near OEM look and feel of the OS (like i did) i highly recommend LauncherPro.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] All~G1:
@OP: I'd say if your looking or hoping, for the CM ROMs to come out then get used ADW launcher. What I am hoping is that when TW luancher gets replaced by the ADW launcher (its the default Launcher in CM ROMs) You will see a lot of RAM freed up (someone correct me if im wrong).

As im sure our phones are capable to run both fluently, it would still be great if we didn't have two Lanuchers running and may save some battery life.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Dallasalien:
Launcher pro seems smoother than adw to me.

I really don't like the stock touchwiz, I had at least 5 people at work say "oh so it's like a fake iphone then?"
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] aohmer:
I wish launcherpro had side scrolling in the apps.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] s0niqu3:
I've been using ADW launcher since I got my vibrant, but decided to try launcher pro out the last couple of days, and wow!

Launcher Pro isn't quite as customizable as ADW, yet, but its sure close, and seems to be getting closer everyday! Plus, the new sms/mms/gmail/missed call dock notifications are really handy. It also feels a lot snappier than ADW too, even after tweaking overshoot, and all sorts of settings in ADW, it just feels a touch slow.

For now, I'm really torn, they both have features that I like, and they both have areas I think they need improvement too.

I had ADW pushed into my /system/app, but will probably go back to a normal install, so I can keep better track of updates, and make a decision as they both mature.

Cheers =)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] ransz28:
I love the Launcher Pro
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Argusi:
I've tried LP many times, but kept going back to ADW. I decided to try LP again and stick with it so I could adapt to the differences.

Here's my pro/con list:

ADW: I like how you can swipe to hide and pull down the notification bar anywhere on the screen. I like how the app tray works with swipe up and autohide after select. I like the horizontal app drawer and the customization options I have.

LP: I payed for it just to see the widgets and support the dev. It is smoother (silkier?) than ADW, but because of all the effects, LP seems slower because of all the zooming going on. I haven't found where or if I can turn them off or speed them up. I love the 3d app drawer which makes me not miss the horizontal one in ADW so much. I don't like the way the app tray slides side to side, but I want a tray option, so I leave it on.

All in all, I like them both and would love to see them have a kids. Still don't know which I prefer overall. I do know I deleted all my Samsung widgets because I'm never going back to TW. Liked some of the widgets, but hated TW itself.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] The_Chrome_Coyote:
I think the differences between the two breaks down to having too many options in the case of ADW, to having a nice, clean package in the case of LP

Really, its a preference and since both are free its worth trying them out to see for yourself.

That said we all agree TW sucks
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Maverick777:
My vote is for LauncherPro. It seems smoother to me and the scrollable launcher bar is great!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] christpuncher:
ADW merely for the customization.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] talltexan:
I was one to use ADW for my G1 back in the day went to the iphone now im back ADW feels Raw LP feels smooth however i dont know if im a fan or not of the 3d app drawer.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] bauerlucas:
Does any one use stock launcher?

That says allot about samsung and pleasing the people or did t mobile have anything to do with the os?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] kolyan:
I didnt even know it had this feature...nice
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] PathogenX:
It was samsungs decision not Tmobiles.

And I personally HATE touchwiz. I dont mind that it's there but I would like to have the stock google "experience".

also LP for me :p
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] air2k57:
Been using adw, tried LP many times but always go back to adw. I think it's just my personal preference
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] MINUS Stl:
Definitely all up to personal preference. Both are good apps and fast (especially on these phones). Myself, I use ADW. Granted, I was his very first tester (after himself obviously) so I've seen the whole progression of it.

I've checked out LP and it's a nice launcher, but I still prefer ADW.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Halieus:
ADW with a scrollable launch bar

I prefer ADW. If you want something that's elegant without choices go buy an iPhone. I like all the customization you can get with ADW. The only thing I like better in LP is the scrollable bar.(almost enough to switch) ADW gods give me a scrollable launch bar that I may serve you without reservation. :P

Was that inflammatory enough?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] MRCLrider:
I hope I am not repeating what someone already said, I am too excited to read through all the posts though.

With the last update, from what I can tell, there is now an option for the bottom dock spots to assign them a swype function.

Launch a different app

show screen previews

Open app drawer

Open notifications

show/hide status bar

If that isn't a reason enough to choose launcherPro I don't know what is!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] wingman25:
TW Vs. ADW, vs. Launcher Pro

So I've tried all three and discovered the following:

TW3 = Fast, smooth, stable... but I don't know why I would want both a dialer and contact link on my home screen and I hate the fact that there's nothing I can do about it.

ADW = Fast, smooth, very customizable but creates constant system lag on a system that really shouldn't lag.

Launcher pro = faster and smoother then all, less customizable than ADW but much better thatn TW3, still the issue with stability as with ADW, causes the system to lag at time, though I felt much less than ADW. I'm back to TW3 for the time being... will try them again with the next update or with a custom rom.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Tydiz:
So I might get flamed for bringing this up, but after testing ADW, LauncherPro, HelixLauncher, GDE, TWLauncher(obviously), all the 1st gen replacement homes(dxTop, aHome, Better Home), that weird slider home, plus more that I can't remember. I have only found home to be at ADW and GDE.

To be honest though, my favorite is GDE. It literally takes 5 seconds to set up(unlike ADW that has a million menus). There are a handful of different transitions between your home screens that take advantage of the GPU, rather than your CPU, giving you cool effects like flipping a cube around, or flipping a page of a book(my personal favorite). Also, you get that same left and right customizable button thing that is in ADW, which I think many people find pretty handy. The app is theme-able and has been around for a while so there are plenty of themes out there that this thing can use(my favorite is the Hero theme, but I realize that isn't everyone's cup of butter)

It also comes with some pretty cool widgets. One is a scrollable conversation widget, which gathers your incoming calls and texts into one scrollable display, ordered by the time they came in. The other is a dock that allows you to add as many applications you want into the left-right scrolling pane(just like LauncherPro's dock, but you can have full screens of them if you want)

Last thing I want to mention is the long press options, which allows you to uninstall apps from the homescreen, change shortcut labels, and shortcut icons. I always consider it a mistake when a home app comes out without these functions. The only thing I think is missing is the ability to define sizes for widgets, like in ADW, but most widgets don't look too good shrunk down or enlarged anyway, so its not a deal breaker :)

Sorry to turn this into a review...Based on the responses in this thread, it seems like no one has really tried it at all, so I was offering you guys the opportunity of consideration :) I think it is $2.99 or something on the market, which is obviously much higher than the free ADW, but I have always felt that it was a worthy purchase, ever since my G1 days :)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] brandnewsimmy:
This pretty much sums up what I feel. I am a fan of LauncherPro, but it laggs for me too much and I went back to TW. About the dialer/contact, hit applications, menu, view type, customizable then you can put what you want in the bottom bar. From there you can put it back on what you had it before and they will stay. I just noticed this last night actually and was stoked!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] zephiK:
I have no idea what you guys are talking about ADW lagging.

ADW is running is smooth for me and has never ever been a problem. I haven't had a lag issue whatsoever, like what you all said ADW has a lot of customization.. so you might just have to go in there and play around with the settings a little bit to make it fit you.

Wallpaper Hack: ON

Screen Cache: ON

Scrollable Widget: Disabled (unless you use scrollable widgets)

SYSTEM PERSISTANCE: OFF
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Halieus:
Is there a free to try version of GDE? I just hate committing money to apps I haven't tried first.

Sent from: Sammy Vibe Rooted

ROM: Stock

Recovery: Clockwork 2.5.0.4
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] zephiK:
I'm pretty sure Android market has a refund policy.. I forget the number of hours before u have until you cannot return it.

Edit: yup, 24 hours.. here it is.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] s15274n:
^ how about the 24 hour window given to you?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Tydiz:
Doesn't look like it. I think when I was trying it out, I had planned to use the Refund period, but liked it so much I decided to keep it around instead.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] wingman25:
Wow, I'm impressed. I didn't realize you could do that with the TWlauncher. Thanks... makes it a bit better for me now.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] GameOver69:
With launcherpro, anyway to get the homescreen dots on the top like the stock UI? Cant seem to find that option anywhere? Thanks.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] s15274n:
^ Dont think so, you can have a bar at the bottom. ADW does incorporate this I believe. LP+ may?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] MRCLrider:
yes..long press an icon on the dock, change short cut....option for dots that say homescreen will be on screen.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] KT:
Thanks all for the in-depth comparison. I tried ADW and LP. Finally i feel the default (TW) is just as good. Maybe its coz I'm used to iOS. That being said, between the two third party apps, I personally found LP to be better.

However, I accidently chose TW as my default. How do i get it back to where I can choose between TW and LP when I tap on home button?

Thanks
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] tq745:
Download home switcher from the market, its the easiest way to switch home screens.

Feeling Vibrant on xda-app
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] MINUS Stl:
Menu-> settings-> applications-> menu-> filter-> all. Select twlauncher and 'clear defaults'.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] PulldOvr:
Switch to custome list in the settings and you can change 2 of the shortcuts in the dock on TW when you edit ... just so you know .. :D

I personally don't mind TW .. but I used ADW on my g1 with CM6 so ... i guess i prefer ADW ...
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Jakemall:
I was reading in the ADW dev website that the dockbar is scrollable. Now, I've downloaded the launcher from the market and I don't see any such option.

Is he talking about a different version that you need to be rooted to install?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] masterotaku:
It's referring to the hidden dockbar, the one you can reveal by default with a downward swipe. You can drag and drop as many icons as you want to there, and when it's *full* you can scroll it left or right.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] raduque:
I used ADW on my myTouch3G with CM508 and it was good. I used TW3Launcher for the longest time on my Vibrant till I stopped being lazy and installed ADW... and it sucked. It basically behaved like it did on my MT3G (always dropping out of ram, laggy to show up after exiting an app, laggy to show widgets after it loads, laggy to switch screens). I'm now using LauncherPro and have no issues. It never takes a noticable amount of time to come back after closing an app (both TW3 and ADW do), I like the primary app dock, I love the 3D app drawer, and I REALLY love the fact that I don't have to untoggle 50 million options when I install it to stop unwanted behavior (I'm looking at you, ADW) .
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] SugarMouth:
Ya I actually like the TW launcher as well.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] ryan562:
i've tried out both for a while and always went back to launcher pro. however, the only thing that i've been hating on with this launcher is that it takes a very long time to change shortcut apps on the dockbar..like real real long maybe up to a minute and a half. even with the latest lag fix, it still takes a long time to change the shortcut. this never happened on my android ported hd2 or old g1. any one else experience the same thing?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Jakemall:
I loved LP on my Nexus but for some reason I was having issues with it on my Samsung. I tried ADW and I really like it. Still there are some features on LP I miss like a locked wallpaper, a better flowing drawer and the scrollable dock which is more intuitive than the ADW dock.

Still, I like the flexibility ADW offers. I haven't seen enough on the new LP widgets to make me try again and try and figure out what exactly about the LP was causing my phone issues.